3d printing tele templates.

[Dylanmarleyyoung]

I have been trying to find a free .stl of a tele bridge pick up to use as a routing template and they are all way off . Does anybody have a file for just the pick ups. I am new to building off templates but have the rev e pdf. and that’s what I’m matching the ones I can find to. I know I can make some from the drawings but wood is money and I have a bunch of pla. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[guitarbuilder]

The first one is the one I'd use....but the others look ok too.

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[Repoman]

Have you ever used SendCutSend? Would probably be much cheaper, accurate and durable to have some 1/4 MDF templates made up by them.

 

[Dylanmarleyyoung]

I tried that one and its dimensions are off , when compared to the rev e drawing. I found one I can chop up called telecaster bodies on thingyverse but the bridge is off 10 /15 degrees so I’ll tinker with that one to try and get it to where it needs to be . Thank you for the recommendations.

 

[guitarbuilder]

I tried that one and its dimensions are off , when compared to the rev e drawing. I found one I can chop up called telecaster bodies on thingyverse but the bridge is off 10 /15 degrees so I’ll tinker with that one to try and get it to where it needs to be . Thank you for the recommendations.

Send me an email address by PM. I'll send you this stl I just made for you from Rev E. That is the beauty of being retired and having the 3D skills to knock this out in 5 minutes. .
The process:
Download the PDF to Rhino.
Be amazed that Rhino 5 actually opened it.
Cut out the bridge portion and delete the dims.
Change holes to 7/64" circles.
Make a planar curve of all items
Delete all lines and points.
Make a bounding box around objects.
Offset bounding box by 2" all around.
Delete original bounding box.
Save the surface.
Extrude planar surface to 1/4" thick.
Save as STL format.

 

[Dylanmarleyyoung]

Send me an email address by PM. I'll send you this stl I just made for you from Rev E. That is the beauty of being retired and having the 3D skills to knock this out in 5 minutes. .
The process:
Download the PDF to Rhino.
Be amazed that Rhino 5 actually opened it.
Cut out the bridge portion and delete the dims.
Change holes to 7/64" circles.
Make a planar curve of all items
Delete all lines and points.
Make a bounding box around objects.
Offset bounding box by 2" all around.
Delete original bounding box.
Save the surface.
Extrude planar surface to 1/4" thick.
Save as STL format.




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[Dylanmarleyyoung]

That’s awesome, I sent a pm I think ,let me know if you don’t get it or if I posed my email to everyone. Thanks again.

 

[guitarbuilder]

I sent it out. We've been hacked here today. Let me know if you got it.